Working on our latest ebook, one of the questions that came up in the feedback was “What exactly is a courier service, and what are 
the differences?”. So I thought I would start of with the easy one 
What is a courier service?
A courier service according to Wikipedia is
A courier is a person or a company employed to deliver messages, packages and mail. Couriers are distinguished from ordinary mail services by features such as speed, security, tracking, signature, specialization and individualization of services, and committed delivery times, which are optional for most everyday mail services. As a premium service, couriers are usually more expensive than usual mail services, and their use is typically restricted to packages where one or more of these features are considered important enough to warrant the cost.
Simple really… except for the small fact that there are many types of service and used for many different things. All have their unique points and advantages for the customer, hence the writing of the ebook, which will make courier services easier to distinguish from each other as well as save time and money for the customer.
At this stage I would like to give thanks to two people who have helped me no end in clarifying the ebook project in my mind – Ann Godridge and Mike Korner.
Now, I must stop getting distracted by making the Forbes top 100 websites for women list and Stephen Fry commenting on a blog of ours and get to work on the book 
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Sarah
